Chive Kitchen in Farmington now offers cocktails, including the rum-based Boozy Blush.

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Chive Kitchen adds bar menu

Farmington's Chive Kitchen received a liquor license and now offers a special happy hour bar menu.

Specials include $2 off pints, half off select wines and $4 highballs such as Ugly Dog Spiced Rum with customer’s choice of Northwoods Soda and Syrup Co. products.

Happy hour runs 3-6 p.m. Tuesday through Friday.

The Farmington Brewery's Blood Orange Wheat beer is on tap along with beers from Michigan breweries including Dragonmead Microbrewery, North Peak Brewing Co., Right Brain Brewery and Griffin Claw Brewing Co. and hard cider from Vander Mill.

In alignment with Chive's kitchen, the bar focuses on matching local spirits with seasonal ingredients.

Chive Kitchen is at 33043 Grand River Ave. in Farmington.

Buddy's Pizza supports charity with Slice for Life

Buddy’s Pizza will celebrate its 40-year relationship with the Capuchin Soup Kitchen on April 4 with the annual Slice for Life benefit meal.

The all-you-can-eat pizza and salad meal is $15 a ticket for adults and $7 for children. All proceeds help Capuchin Soup Kitchen continue its work to help metro Detroit’s less fortunate.

“Partnering with the Capuchin Soup Kitchen has allowed us to extend our reach to hungry metro Detroiters who’ve fallen on hard times," said Wes Pikula, Buddy’s Pizza vice president of operations.

Since the first Slice for Life event in 1976, Buddy’s Pizza has raised nearly $3 million to support the nonprofit’s programs, including preparing and serving 2,000 meals a day; distributing household items; and operating a shower program, food pantry and children’s tutoring and art therapy program.

This year, Buddy’s aims to raise $100,000 during the Slice for Life event.

Tickets are good 11 a.m.-10 p.m. April 4 at any full-service Buddy’s Pizza location. A carry-out option is also available at all 11 Buddy’s Pizza locations and includes either a four-square two-topping pizza or a medium-size antipasto, Greek or house salad.

Tickets can be purchased online at cskdetroit.org or by calling (313) 579-2100 ext. 170. Tickets will also be available at the door.

Brut Detroit plans rose, Latin wine tastings

Brut Detroit announced two more pop-up wine tastings.

The April 1 tasting will feature five rose wines and information on how to pair them with sweets. The tickets for the rose tasting are $20 for a single ticker and two for $35 and can be purchased at bdrose.eventbrite.com.

Latin wines and cheeses are the focus of the May 6 pop-up. Tickets are $25 for a single or $40 for two.

The pop-ups are hosted by local sommelier Mike Fifer and take place at Pages Bookshop at 19560 Grand River Ave. in Detroit.

Savor Detroit adds out-of-town chefs to lineups

Crain's Detroit Business

Chef Andy Hollyday of Selden Standard in Detroit will participate in this spring's Savor Detroit.

Savor Detroit will take place April 25-29 at the Great Lakes Culinary Center in Southfield. The event features one-night-only menus created in a culinary collaboration between one metro Detroit chef and — for the first time — one celebrated guest star from around the country each night.

A portion of the proceeds from a silent auction at the event will benefit Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan.

The five-night cooking series takes place each spring and fall, inviting attendees to get a taste as various chefs infuse their style and expertise into one meal. The experience includes a four-course meal and dessert complete with wine pairings, a cocktail hour, light appetizers, live entertainment and art installation by Asia Hamilton and Katie Hawley.

The spring 2016 Savor Detroit will feature:

April 25: Luciano del Signore of Bacco Risorante in Southfield with Thomas Lents of Sixteen in Chicago

April 26: Doug Hewitt of Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails in Detroit with Paul Virant of Perennial Virant in Chicago

April 27: Andy Hollyday of Selden Standard in Detroit with George Pagonis of Kapnos & Kapnos Taverna in Washington, D.C.

April 28: Brendon Edwards of Standby in Detroit with Rich Rosendale of Rosendale Collective in Lansdowne, Va.

April 29: James Rigato of Mabel Gray in Hazel Park, and The Root Restaurant & Bar in White Lake, with Mei Lin, Bravo’s "Top Chef" season 12 winner, from Los Angeles

Dinners are 6-10 p.m. Tickets are $125 per person per night. Seats are limited.